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The Relation between Tea and Female

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-04

The botanical name of tea was redefined as Camellia Sinensis in 1956. In 250 years before that year, the botanical name of tea was Thea Sinensis. The change of the name might be for memory of the German botanist Goerg Josef Kamel who was the first person describing the tea plant in the western world.As…

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Why Do We Use Fairness Cups?

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-04

Why do we use a fairness cup when drinking tea?It has 2 functions. First, it’s an intermediary between the tea pot or Gaiwan and your tea cup. In Chinese Gongfu tea, if teas are soaked in hot water for long time, it will be oversteeped and get much stronger in taste. The fairness cup works…

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Four Beauties in the Tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-04

Do you know the four most gorgeous “beauties” in the tea?The first one is Oriental Beauty which is also called Baihao oolong. Its name Oriental Beauty was given by the Queen Alexandrina Victoria from the UK. Originated in Taiwan, the tea leaf must be bitten by a kind of insect called leafhopper. After being bitten…

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Teatime of a Day

ByDerry Liu 2022-09-042022-09-04

Do you match the teatime and the tea type correctly?Black tea is suitable to drink in the morning. It is mild, and you may drink it at breakfast, or after breakfast. Drinking some black tea in the morning can promote blood circulation, eliminate cold, and refresh our mind.In the afternoon, green tea or white tea…

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The Quality of Black Tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-08-282022-09-04

The theaflavin is an important indicator of the quality of black tea.After we brew a black tea, if a golden circle appears at the bottom of the cup, this is related to the high content of theaflavin. This is one of the most important indicators when we evaluate a black tea’s quality. Theaflavin is considered…

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Is It Necessary to Rinse Tea Leaves?

ByDerry Liu 2022-08-28

Some tea friends often get this question, is it necessary to rinse tea leaves?From my point of view, the phrase “rinse tea leaves” can be somewhat misleading. It sounds like all the pesticide residues and dust can be given a thorough cleaning. But actually, as long as the tea leaves measure up, it’s absolutely fine…

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Tea and Personality

ByDerry Liu 2022-08-252022-09-04

You might believe it or not, one’s personality may be apparent according to the tea he or she likes.Those who like drinking black tea are easy-going persons. Black tea is fully fermented tea. The taste of it is quite mild and gentle, and pretty mellow, which are easily accepted by most people.Those who like drinking…

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Tea and Wu Xing

ByDerry Liu 2022-08-232022-09-04

Wu xing – directly translating to “five elements” – is an ancient Chinese philosophy that encompasses five phases of the universe’s ongoing existence and development.The five components are Wood (mu), Fire (huo), Earth or Soil (tu), Metal (jin), and Water (shui). Seen as transitional material forces that flow successively, these elements are an inherent part of…

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Why Tea Makes Us Look Younger?

ByDerry Liu 2022-08-222022-09-04

What exactly is the antioxidant properties of tea?We all get older, and our face begin to wrinkle as time goes by. Actually, everything around us is being oxidized. For example, after we peel an apple, the apple will turn black soon and not being fresh. Also, the silver jewelry will turn dark after you wear…

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The Production Areas of Six Types of Tea in China (Ⅱ)

ByDerry Liu 2022-08-162022-09-04

Today, let’s learn about the production areas of the other three types of tea: oolong tea, black tea and dark tea.Oolong tea, called blue tea as well. It is mainly grown in Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan. And there are some types of oolong tea which are pretty famous such as Tieguanyin, Wuyi Rock Tea, Zhangping…

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Ladies Are Like Water, Men Are Like Tea

ByDerry Liu 2022-08-132022-09-04

Do You know why ladies usually brew the tea, while men drink the tea?Well, ladies are just like the water and men are like tea. So, without the brewing from the water, how a man could be a gentleman of good taste?

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The Production Areas of Six Types of Tea in China (Ⅰ)

ByDerry Liu 2022-08-10

Today let’s talk about the production areas of green tea, yellow tea and white tea in China.Let’s start from green tea. Green tea is the earliest tea in Chinese history, because the process of making it is simple, almost every tea-producing area in China is producing it, from Shandong to Hainan, including Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui,…

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